Atlanta, GA, March 29, 2019– Blink Astro (Blink®) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of their custom radio receiver payload hosted on the NanoAvionics’ M6P 6U spacecraft using Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) PSLV-C45 launch vehicle slated for March 31, 2019.
Back in November 2017, Blink® released its first ground terminal device, the AgriBlinkR™, showcasing Blink’s end-to-end customer solution for monitoring and analyzing the precision agriculture sector. Building on the success of the AgriBlinkR™ release, the upcoming spaceflight demonstration mission provides a key demonstration of Blink’s proprietary radio technology and lays the foundation for the future BlinkSat™ constellation.
“We are excited for the upcoming flight to prove out a number of key technologies for our custom data network, including the BlinkR® ground-based sensor terminals, on-orbit radio systems, and user data portal,” said Kevin Feld, Blink’s Chief Engineer.
The collaboration with NanoAvionics has allowed Blink® the ability to test payload software and simulate all functional parts for the low cost global IoT satellite constellation vision.
“Our hosted payload partners at NanoAvionics have been fantastic to work with to get this first technology demonstrator payload into space. We are hoping to use this mission as a proof-of-concept toward our vision of a more comprehensive low cost space-based IoT solution in several of our key markets, including agriculture, transportation, environmental monitoring, and military applications,” said Dr. John R. Olds, Blink Astro’s CEO.
Contact:
Christin Grulke
Marketing Director
Blink Astro®
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30338
info@blinkastro.com
About Blink:
Blink Astro (Blink®) is developing a low-cost satellite-based solution for machine-to-machine (M2M) and satellite-based Internet of Things markets. Using affordable, modular BlinkSats™ and proprietary ground units called BlinkRs™, Blink® and its partners will deliver a global network for low bandwidth device connectivity to a variety of customers in precision agriculture, transportation, energy, environmental monitoring, and defense. There are expected to be 125 billion connected devices by 2030 and Blink® is helping serve this market. Blink Astro® is a business line of Atlanta-based SpaceWorks Enterprises.
